In the UK, it has been announced that Prime Minister Johnson will resign following a series of scandals.
The next prime minister is expected to be decided after September after going through the procedure of selecting a new leader of the ruling party and the Conservative Party, and the bargaining within the party over the selection of a successor will be in full swing in the future.
Britain's Prime Minister Johnson has been criticized over the repeated parties at the Prime Minister's Office and the sexual scandals of the ruling and Conservative Party executives amid strict regulations on the new coronavirus. He has announced that he will resign as leader of the Conservative Party and retire from the post of prime minister.
The election schedule for choosing a new leader will be announced next week, and according to previous examples, if three or more people run for the election, the members of the Diet will repeatedly vote to narrow down to two, and then the members of the whole country will vote. It is done.
British media reports that by the end of this month, when Congress enters its summer adjournment, the candidates will be narrowed down to two and a final vote will take place after September.
Candidates for successors include Mr. Snak, the former finance minister who resigned shortly before to create a flow toward the resignation of Prime Minister Johnson, Mr. Javid, the former health minister who directed the new corona measures, and Defense Minister Wallace. Foreign Minister Truss is regarded as a promising candidate, and incumbent ministers are also moving to clarify their intention to run.
On the other hand, there are voices from within the party that Prime Minister Johnson should stay in the post until autumn and that the procedure should be hurried, and the bargaining within the party including the schedule of the party leader election will be in full swing in the future. Will be.
The politician who will take over as a successor
The British media has named many as politicians who may claim to succeed Prime Minister Johnson.
Former Treasury Minister Snak, who was a key minister of the Johnson Cabinet, is said to have raised shares by submitting a resignation on the 5th of this month to create a flow for Prime Minister Johnson to resign.
▽ Former Health Minister Sajid Javid has abundant political experience as a finance minister, and it is said that he took the lead in the successor race by submitting his resignation like the former finance minister Snak.
▽ Defense Minister Wallace is said to have demonstrated his skill in supporting Ukraine, which Russia has invaded, and his reputation is increasing.
▽ Foreign Minister Truss is one of the most popular politicians in the Conservative Party, and is said to have a strong desire to become prime minister.
Former Foreign Minister Hunt was second only to Prime Minister Johnson in the 2019 Conservative Party leader election.
He is not currently in a key position, but is said to continue to be influential.
Expert "Choosing a successor may be difficult"
Professor Tim Bale of Queen Mary University of London, who specializes in British politics, said that the sexual scandal of the ruling party executives is a national sentiment as to why Prime Minister Johnson, who has survived numerous political crises so far, was forced to resign. Not only that, but it was also extremely unethical for the Conservatives, and unlike the alleged party, it was unacceptable.
He also commented on Prime Minister Johnson's three-year track record: "It can be said that the achievement of Brexit is a feat for the EU secessionists, and the support for Ukraine to fight Russia is wonderful." The response to the virus was terrible. As a result of continuing to ignore scientific advice until it was too late, the UK has become one of the deadliest countries in the developed world. "
He said the Conservatives would choose a person whose judgments and actions were predictable and credible, saying that the party would tend to choose a different type of successor than its predecessor when changing party leaders.
However, "There are many candidates, but there is no person with sufficient charisma, and it is a problem of the Conservative Party that there is no candidate who can be said to be a clear successor," he said, and it may be difficult to select a successor. I showed my thoughts.
He pointed out that in the UK, inflation will drive up living costs, and the successor prime minister will face the difficult task of how to survive the difficult economic situation.